New Delhi:

Congress on Thursday announced its third list of 56 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which includes Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Berhampore, party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s son-in-law Radhakrishna from Gulbarga and former Union minister Sushilkumar Shinde from Solapur Daughter Praniti Shinde.

The Congress party left Sikar constituency in Rajasthan to the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

So far, the party has announced a total of 138 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.

In the third list, the Congress announced 2 seats in Arunachal Pradesh, 11 in Gujarat, 17 in Karnataka, 7 in Maharashtra and 5 in Rajasthan , 5 seats in Telangana, 8 seats in West Bengal and 1 seat in Puducherry.

Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has been fielded from western Arunachal Pradesh. In Gujarat, the party appointed Sonal Patel from Gandhinagar, Prahaben Taviad from Dahod (ST) and Nilesh Kumba from Surat Ni et al.

The list of 17 candidates released by the Congress for the second round in Karnataka includes Mr. Haq’s son-in-law and the children of five ministers.

It fielded Priyanka Jarkiholi from Chikkodi, Radhakrishna from Gulbarga (SC), Vinod Asooti from Dharwad, M Rajeev Gowda from Bengaluru North, Sowmya Reddy from Bengaluru South, Mansoor Ali Khan from Bengaluru Central and Mrunal Ravindra Hebbalkar, son of Minister of State Lakshmi Ravindra Hebbalkar. Bell Guam et al.

The Congress party fielded Shahu Shahaji Chhatrapati, a descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji from Maharashtra Kolhapur. It has also fielded Vasantrao Chavan from Nanded and Ravindra Hemraj Dhangekar from Pune.

In Telangana, the party fielded Sunita Mahender Reddy from Malkajigiri, Dhanan Nagunde from Secunderabad, Peddapal (SC) Gadam Vamsi Krishna, Gadam Rajesh Reddy from Chewela and Maru Ravi from Nagarkunoor (SC).

In Rajasthan, the Congress fielded Sunil Sharma from Jaipur, Sangeeta Beniwal from Pali, Urmila Beniwal from Jhalawar-Baran Jain Bhaya.

The party once again fielded Mr Chaudhry from Berhampur, triggering a much-anticipated clash between the veteran Congress leader and cricketer-turned-politician Yusuf Pathan, who later The party was fielded by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party in West Bengal.

In West Bengal, the Congress also fielded Pradeep Bhattacharya from Kolkata North, Mostaq Alam from Maldahar North, Ali Imran from Raiganj Ramzi (Victor), Mohammad Murtoja Hussain (Pokul) from Janjipur, Nepal Mahato from Purulia and Milton J. from Birbhum Rashid.

The party has renominated Ve Vaithilingam, the sitting MP from Puducherry.

In addition, the Congress has fielded Isha Khan Choudhury, son of Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury from southern Maldahar. Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury is the sitting member of the seat.

Earlier, the Congress announced 82 candidates in two lists for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls starting from April 19.

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